Remote control car
Do you love to smash? Have a need to crash? But are low on cash?
We introduce to you a cost effective Mini RC car to satisfy all your demolition derby needs. The basic concept behind the Demolition Derby RC Car is a radio control car with a MCU to detect physical collisions. These physical collisions are then calculated into “performance penalties” depending on how hard and where the collision occurred. Get hit hard too many times and your car will break down.
Project Summary
All three of us loved playing with radio control cars when we were younger. Taking a cue from our childhood, we wanted to develop a fun and addictive radio control car game that would entertain us as well as demonstrate our knowledge of microcontrollers. We feel that creating an interactive, adaptive, radio control car game with the previously mentioned specifications will require a strong understanding of both hardware and software to accomplish. In addition, our project will introduce us to a new topic not yet explored in class, wireless communication.
At the top most level we wanted to create a game involving two radio controlled cars which would be able to detect collisions, an integral part of demolition derby. Each game starts with two regular radio control cars operating at optimum levels. As collisions and “hits” occur, the performance of each car would alter depending on the type, location, and force of the impact it recieved. Performance degradation includes reduction of total power to the rear motors, random stalling, reduction of steering response, and even disabling certain parts of the car. A 10 output led indicator placed on the top of the car will show the overall current damage the car has recieved. Once the 10th led is lit, indicating 100% damage, the car shuts off until it is reset by the user. The winner is the last person to have a working car.
Due to time and money constraints we are unable to produce two working prototypes. The purpose of the project is to create a single working radio controlled car with force detection that could be used for a remote controlled car demolition derby at a later date.
Link: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/e...page/index.html
Do you love to smash? Have a need to crash? But are low on cash?
We introduce to you a cost effective Mini RC car to satisfy all your demolition derby needs. The basic concept behind the Demolition Derby RC Car is a radio control car with a MCU to detect physical collisions. These physical collisions are then calculated into “performance penalties” depending on how hard and where the collision occurred. Get hit hard too many times and your car will break down.
Project Summary
All three of us loved playing with radio control cars when we were younger. Taking a cue from our childhood, we wanted to develop a fun and addictive radio control car game that would entertain us as well as demonstrate our knowledge of microcontrollers. We feel that creating an interactive, adaptive, radio control car game with the previously mentioned specifications will require a strong understanding of both hardware and software to accomplish. In addition, our project will introduce us to a new topic not yet explored in class, wireless communication.
At the top most level we wanted to create a game involving two radio controlled cars which would be able to detect collisions, an integral part of demolition derby. Each game starts with two regular radio control cars operating at optimum levels. As collisions and “hits” occur, the performance of each car would alter depending on the type, location, and force of the impact it recieved. Performance degradation includes reduction of total power to the rear motors, random stalling, reduction of steering response, and even disabling certain parts of the car. A 10 output led indicator placed on the top of the car will show the overall current damage the car has recieved. Once the 10th led is lit, indicating 100% damage, the car shuts off until it is reset by the user. The winner is the last person to have a working car.
Due to time and money constraints we are unable to produce two working prototypes. The purpose of the project is to create a single working radio controlled car with force detection that could be used for a remote controlled car demolition derby at a later date.
Link: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/e...page/index.html